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move one's abode

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
xǐ
シ
うつ.る、うつ.す
사
To step 彳 out on a long journey 歨
Components
彳 step+ 歨 a step =
徙 move one's abode
彳 Meaning component
chì step
step with left foot
歨 Meaning component
a step
Notes
Similar Characters
履 footwear屦 straw (simp)屨 tread (trad)彷 seemingly彸 agitated彻 pervade (simp)彼 the other彿 as though (trad)往 toward征 go on an expedition (simp)徂 advance径 narrow path (simp)待 treat徇 comply很 very徉 wonder徊 undecided律 law後 after/behind (trad/jp)徐 slowly
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
徙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
徙 [xǐ]
(literary) to change one's residence
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
迁徙 [qiān​xǐ] #15,796
to migrate
迁徙 [qiān​xǐ] #15,796
to migrate
转徙 [zhuǎn​xǐ] #66,250
to migrate
转徙 [zhuǎn​xǐ] #66,250
to migrate
曲突徙薪 [qū​tū​xǐ​xīn] #69,951
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
民族大迁徙 [mín​zú​dà​qiān​xǐ]
great migration of peoples
民族大迁徙 [mín​zú​dà​qiān​xǐ]
great migration of peoples
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
移徙 [わたまし] #274,985
moving houses (of a nobleman, emperor, etc.)